Drug and Alcohol Dependence
May 1, 2011
Matthew W Johnson, Katherine A Maclean, Chad J Reissig et al.
134 citations
Salvinorin A is a potent, selective nonnitrogenous kappa opioid agonist and the known psychoactive constituent of Salvia divinorum, a member of the mint family that has been used for centuries by Mazatec shamans of Mexico for divination and spiritual healing. S. divinorum has over the last several years gained increased popularity as a recreational drug. This is a double-blind, placebo...
Journal of Islamic Studies
April 5, 2011
K. L. Honerkamp
[*The cover and title page of this brilliant scholarly translation are marred by a dreadful typo: Dhabab for Dhahab. On the internet, the book continues to be cited with the incorrect title, for example by Amazon. The book and its authors deserved better.] All those with an interest in Islamic studies, Sufism and mystical thought in general, and the lives of the saints of Morocco in particular,...
Philosophy East and West
April 1, 2011
Kim-chong Chong
21 citations
The term zhen in the Zhuangzi is commonly associated with the zhen ren or the "true person," who is described, for example, as capable of going through fire and water unharmed. Some scholars take this as typifying a mystical element in the Zhuangzi . This essay investigates the various meanings and uses of zhen in the Zhuangzi and reaches a broader understanding of the zhen ren in various...
Routledge eBooks
March 31, 2011
Geoffrey Nelson
Creativity Religion has its origins in certain types of human experience. Those which have to be categorised as religious include both mystical and psychic experiences, as well as those more heavily charged with emotional impressions. They range from inner experiences of at-oneness with God or the Absolute, through feelings of the presence of supernatural beings, to trance experiences and...
Malay Literature
March 11, 2011
Akademi Seni Budaya Dan Warisan Kebangsaan (aswara), Mohd. Faizal Haji Musa
5 citations
Khotbah di Atas Bukit (Sermon on a Hill) by Kuntowijoyo was written to foreground transcendental principles, in accordance with the Theory of Transcendental Literature. Transcendental principles are brought to the fore and applied in this work through the use of symbolism. Kuntowijoyo uses a local subject for enquiry, kejawen (Javanese sufism), to address issues of faith and tauhid (Islamic...
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies
March 9, 2011
Celia E.T. Kourie, Alex Kurian
1 citation
In our pluralistic society, the diverse religious traditions offer an opportunity for interreligious dialogue which has as its aim an appreciation of, and respect for, the integrity of individual traditions. Swami Abhishiktananda is a clear example of one who offered an alternative to Christian exclusiveness in his willingness to engage in an inter-spiritual lifestyle in which Eastern and...
NeuroQuantology
March 2, 2011
Stanley Krippner, Dustin Dunbar
3 citations
Ecstasy (from the Greek, ekstasis: distraction; derangement; astonishment) is defined by dictionaries as (1) an emotional state so intense that one is carried beyond rational thought or self-control; (2) rapture associated with mystical experience. In this essay, we take the position that “addiction” is a social construct, a term that reflects a societal convention as much or more so that its...
The Jungang Journal of English Language and Literature
March 1, 2011
Margery’s The Book of Margery Kempe redefines women’s corporeality through bodily manifestation of a life. While living through the body, Margery shows that her body can be part of her spiritual experience by emphasizing the physical aspects of her mystical experience. Regarding an access to the spiritual and sacred through her bodily experiences and manifestations as a privileged communication...
Hispania
March 1, 2011
Amy Alfieri
Reviewed by: Approaches to Teaching Teresa of Ávila and the Spanish Mystics Amy Alfieri Weber, Alison , ed. Approaches to Teaching Teresa of Ávila and the Spanish Mystics. New York: MLA, 2009. Pp. 297. ISBN 978-1-60329-023-4. Approaches to Teaching Teresa of Ávila and the Spanish Mystics, at almost 300 pages, is one of the longest editions in the Approaches to Teaching World Literature series,...
Toronto Journal of Theology
March 1, 2011
Dietmar Neufeld
Reviewed by: Paul in Ecstasy: The Neurobiology of the Apostle’s Life and Thought Dietmar Neufeld Colleen Shantz . Paul in Ecstasy: The Neurobiology of the Apostle’s Life and Thought. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009. Pp. v + 267. Cloth, US$64.00. ISBN 978-0-521-86610-1. In a provocative, long-overdue correction of a primarily cognicentric approach to Paul, Shantz charts a finely...